Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS

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cotton mill.
A 100000 wooden mill is talked Of at
Arkansas City.
A $4,000 paper mill is to be started
at Arkansas City.
The new opera house at Arkansas City
viii cost $4,000.
Land in the vicinity OF BeIoit is selling
at 500 per acre.
Marion's militia company now num-
bers sixty members.
The construction Of the Fredonia wa
terwOrks has commenced.
The new Winfield $50, OOO opera house
has been contracted for.
They are to have a $4,000 mattress
aotory at Arkansas City.
The prospects are good for coal and
natural gas at Arkansas City.
The sand plum crop Of southern Kan
sas is reported to be very large.
Harlan wants, and is preparing to Sc
cure, a suitable church building.
Natural gas has been discovered near
WetmOres on A. WhitedO's farm.
A signal service station viii probably
be established at Kirwin after July I.
The Bank Of Topeka will increase its
capital stock from S25O,OO to $500, 900.
Burlington wants $4,000 expended
in her midst for a new court house and
jail.
Thomas county has a new town laid
out on the S. E. quarter of section r.
6-86.
Corn in Dickinson county this fall
viii have to be gathered with a step
ladder.
"Pink-eye" has made its appearance
in Marion, DOniPhan and AtchisOn
counties.
Leavenworth county's personal prop
erty is valued by the assessor at ST.
100000.
A well west of Frankfort sends up
particles Of petroleum which burn readi-
" when ignited.
An offer Of $500 per acre for forty
acres Of land adjoining Downs was re-
Gently refused.
The corner stone Of the new Columbus
court house was laid in the presence OF
$4,000 people.
Atchison is to have q fine literary
building. 1t is the gift Of a private
citizen-Mr. j. P. PomerOy.
A Kansas woman recently woke her
LvrHL1y,1 ~.
stop snoring, I want to hear it thunder"
The Union Pacific viii as soon as pos
sible build a branch from Hutchinson
through Kingman, Harper and Anthony.
The Garden City Herald believes that
not another drop Of rain viii be required
to make sure Of the present enormous
corn crop.
At Grsenaburg over 500 horses and
sixty buSgies are kept busy all the time
showing the new Corners the country and
city property.
La Cynge Journal: A young son,
twelve years old, Of Nolan White, col
ored, was accidentally drowned while
swimming in water overlooked from the
Marais des Cygnes river, near the Ar
mold place.
Mcpherson Freeman: With the close
of another ten years, no county in the
east or west can equal Mcpherson, for
beautiful farms, residences, etc. For
comfort, prosperity and happiness, it has
no equal on the face Of the globe.
Junction City Republican: If some
Of our citizens who are heavy property
owners would invest their money here in
a mill instead Of specializing in other
towns in real estate, it WOnld be more
profitable in the end to both the speculs-
tor and the town.
Norton Courier: A peculiar affection
came upon Sam SarVis one night last
week. He went to Sed at his usual time
with comparatively good sight, and In
the morning found himself stone blind.
By medical treatment he has recovered
partial sight in one eye, but it it is
doubtful If he ever fully RECEIVERS.
Wichita Beacon: The plough factory
project is coming to a focus and it Is
proposed to set work in motion by the
middle Of July and to have the factors
ready by January LIST. The plant viii
be worth about $4,000 and viii turn
out %, 900 blows a yeal, employing from
/ 200 to 400 hands. Bids Of locations are
now being made.
Lincoln Republican: Rob WilmartE
lost sixteen big fat hogs by drowning IL
| Beaver creek Friday night. The stream
came up and washed them out OF thu
pen. They were sold and were to hav,
/ been delivered Saturday morning By
wagons, bnt they apparently chose tn
water route to death rather than thi
wagon aud rail.
OsawatOmie GGsligHt: Last Tuesday
the third gas sand was reached IN vel
No. 2 and a good flow Of gas was tn
result. The flow is stronger than i
well No. l, and Is getting stronger ever,
day. The well is full OF water however
and It VIII be necessary 70 pack th
veil in order to get the gas readily
Rig No. VIII be taken down and pu
/ up Just west Of the bridge, on the n
side Of the Maraia de5 Cygnes, and wor
commenced on well No. 3 at once.
The Parsons Sun records a queer e.
plOsion. This is what it says: TW
barrels tightly packed With dog car
cases, which had been left at the MID
souri, Pacific freight depot for shipmen
to st. Louis, exploded Ia quick succei
sion with loud report Monday mOrnin
and scattered pieces Of dog ali over Ii
platform. The barrels were lying 6
that the sun shOne holly upon them, an
it is supposed that the heat caused thel
to explode.
Newton KaHsaH: Mrs. Harms,